Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Orang tua yang memiliki anak berkebutuhan khusus umumnya memiliki tantangan dalam mengatur atau mengelola emosi yang dirasakan, pentingnya regulasi emosi orang tua agar tetap mengatur dan merefleksikan setiap emosi yang muncul dalam menghadapi anak berkebutuhan khusus, kesulitan orang tua dalam menghadapi anak berkebutuhan khusus pada saat anak tiba-tiba sikap dan perasaan anak berubah dalam sewaktu-waktu. tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui gambaran emosi oleh orang tua dalam menghadapi anak berkebutuhan khusus dan regulasi emosi dalam menghadapi anak berkebutuhan khusus. penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian deskriptif. subjek penelitian merupakan sebelas orang tua dari anak berkebutuhan khusus. cara pengumpulan data melalui wawancara. teknik analisis data dilakukan dengan pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data dan penarikan kesimpulan. berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan oleh peneliti menunjukkah bahwa gambaran emosinya adalah emosi positif. emosi positif seperti bersyukur, ikhlas dan lapang dada terhadap kekhususan yang dimiliki oleh anak nya. untuk regulasi emosi orang tua terkhususnya sekarang mereka sudah mencoba menerima dengan lapang dada kekhususan yang dialami oleh anak, karena beranggapan bahwa dengan kehadiran anaknya akan banyak hal-hal baik yang datang dan juga pengalaman-pengalam baru serta pembawa rezeki. kata kunci : regulasi emosional orang tua, anak berkebutuhan khusus

Parents who have children with special needs generally have challenges in regulating or managing the emotions they feel, it is important to regulate the emotions of parents so that they continue to regulate and reflect every e motion that arises in dealing with children with special needs, parents' difficulties in dealing with children with special needs when the child arrives -suddenly the child's attitude and feelings change at any time. The purpose of this study is to know the description of emotions by parents in dealing with children with special needs and emotional regulation in dealing with children with special needs. This study used a qualitative approach with a descriptive research type. The research subjects were eleven parents of children with special needs. How to collect data through interviews. Data analysis techniques were carried out by collecting data, reducing data, presenting data and drawing conclusions. Based on the results of research that has been conducted by researchers shows that the picture of his emotions is positive emotion. Positive emotions such as being grateful, sincere and open-minded towards the uniqueness of their child. For the emotional regulation of parents, especially now they have tried to accept gracefully the special things that are experienced by children, because they think that with the presence of their children there will be many good things that will come as well as new experiences and carriers of fortune. Keywords: Emotional Regulation of Parents, Children with Special Needs